Brooklyn-based online comic gaining fans

"Brooklyn to me is the most interesting borough, with lots of characters and destinations," said Gran, 22, who has lived in Sunset Park for a year.

"You can come up with so many different stories in such a small place."

The comic, which is updated online three times a week and has been up since May, tells the adventures of Eve, who works at an organic health food store, and her wacky roommate Hanna.

Eve can never catch a break: She gets dumped; her bike and laptop are stolen; and she has an impossible roommate.

"A lot of it comes from personal experience and roommate situations that I have had in real life," said Gran. "But some of it is made up."

In the black-and-white comic strip, there are street scenes that Gran tries to make "ambiguous," but resemble downtown Brooklyn, with storefronts and stoops. Eve even bicycles over the Brooklyn Bridge.

Gran said that she is no stranger to writing comics.

"I went to college for art and have been putting comics online for five or six years," she said, adding that her day job is doing animation for cable television shows.

"This is a logical way to get exposure with readers," she said.

But, like everything else on the Web, there is no censorship and some content is not suitable for youngsters: Both characters curse. Hanna smokes pot and went topless in a park last week. "The Internet has no boundaries," said Gran.

What's in the future for Eve?

"I may eventually print a comic strip, but I want to keep it online, so I have control over it," Gran said. "But Eve will remain working at a crappy job and ticked off at the world."